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Director(s): James Marsh Executive Producer: Jonathan Hewes Producer: Simon Chinn Coproducers: Maureen Ryan, Victoria Gregory Cinematographer: Igor Martinovic Editor: Jinx Godfrey |
Man on Wire
World Documentary
United Kingdom, 2007, 90 mins, Color and Black and White
August 7, 1974--A young Frenchman named Philippe Petit steps out on a wire suspended 1,350 feet above ground between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. He dances on the wire with no safety net for almost an hour, crossing it eight times before he is arrested for what becomes known as “the artistic crime of the century.”
In the months leading up to his clandestine walk, Petit assembles a team of accomplices to plan and execute his “coup” in the most intricate detail. How do they pull it off? Moving between New York and his secret training camp in rural France, Petit and his team plot every detail. Like a band of professional bank robbers, the tasks they face seem virtually insurmountable. But Petit is a man possessed; nothing will thwart his mission to conquer the world’s tallest buildings.
Unfolding like a delicious heist film, Man on Wire brings Petit’s extraordinary adventure back to life with visceral immediacy ripened with post-9/11 nostalgia. In candid interviews, Petit and all the key participants relish this chance to tell their story. Buoyed with eye-catching archival footage, clever dramatizations, and delightful visual effects, filmmaker James Marsh, like his daring subject, pulls off an astonishing coup.
In the months leading up to his clandestine walk, Petit assembles a team of accomplices to plan and execute his “coup” in the most intricate detail. How do they pull it off? Moving between New York and his secret training camp in rural France, Petit and his team plot every detail. Like a band of professional bank robbers, the tasks they face seem virtually insurmountable. But Petit is a man possessed; nothing will thwart his mission to conquer the world’s tallest buildings.
Unfolding like a delicious heist film, Man on Wire brings Petit’s extraordinary adventure back to life with visceral immediacy ripened with post-9/11 nostalgia. In candid interviews, Petit and all the key participants relish this chance to tell their story. Buoyed with eye-catching archival footage, clever dramatizations, and delightful visual effects, filmmaker James Marsh, like his daring subject, pulls off an astonishing coup.
James Marsh - James Marsh is a well-known documentary filmmaker, and his work has won numerous British awards for excellence in the documentary field, as well as international prizes. His breakthrough documentary, Troubleman (1994), chronicled the last years of soul singer Marvin Gaye and his murder at the hands of his father. He is also known for The Burger and the King (1996) and Wisconsin Death Trip, which screened at the Venice Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI Prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. Marsh’s first dramatic feature film, The King, screened at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2005.
Screenings:
Tue. January 22, 2:30pm, Holiday Village Cinema II, Park City
Wed. January 23, 9:30pm, Redstone Cinemas, Kimball Junction
Thu. January 24, 6:15pm, Holiday Village Cinema III, Park City
Fri. January 25, 6:00pm, Broadway Centre Cinemas IV, SLC
Sat. January 26, 12:15pm, Holiday Village Cinema III, Park City
Tue. January 22, 2:30pm, Holiday Village Cinema II, Park City
Wed. January 23, 9:30pm, Redstone Cinemas, Kimball Junction
Thu. January 24, 6:15pm, Holiday Village Cinema III, Park City
Fri. January 25, 6:00pm, Broadway Centre Cinemas IV, SLC
Sat. January 26, 12:15pm, Holiday Village Cinema III, Park City
Joy Wong
The Works International
+44 20 7612 1080
joy@theworksltd.com
The Works International
+44 20 7612 1080
joy@theworksltd.com
